Vertically-adjustable burner-supporting attachment for chandeliers



No 625,452. Patented May 23, I899. A.=R. MARKEL. VRTICALLY ADJUSTABLE BURNEB'SUPPORTING ATTACHMENT FOR GHANDELIERS.

(Application filed Feb. 11, 1899.)

(No Model.)

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ATTORNEY UNITED STATES ARTHUR R. MARKEL,

PATENT OFFICE.

OF COLUMBUS, OHIO.

VERTICALLY-ADJUSTABLE BURNER-SUPPORTING ATTACHMENT FOR CHANDELIERS.

SPEQIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 625,452, dated May 23 1899.

Application filed February 11,1899. Serial No. 705,265. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ARTHUR R. MARKEL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Golumbus, in the county of Franklin and State of Ohio, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Vertically-Adj ustable Burner-Supporting Attachments for Chandeliers, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to the improvement of adj ustable burner-supports forchandeliers;

and the object of my invention is to provide an improved attachment for an'ordinary depending gaschandelier, whereby a burner and its accompanying parts may be adjusted vertically for the purpose of supporting the light at the proper elevation. This object I accomplish inthe manner illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a view in perspective of a portion of a chandelier having my attachment thereon, and Fig. 2 is a detail view in perspective of one of the clamp-brackets which I employ in the manner hereinafter described.

Similar numerals refer to similar parts throughout both views.

1 represents the vertical arm of a gas-chandelier, which dependsfrom the ceiling of a room in the usual manner, while 2 represents the usual burner-supporting branch arms, which extend outwardly from the base or lower portion of said arm 1.

In carrying out my invention I employ at desirable intervals on said vertical arm 1 outwardly-projecting brackets 3, each of which preferably consists, as indicated in the drawings, of a doubled metallic strip 4, the latter having its end portions clamped about said chandelier arm 1 and rigidly held in this position through the medium of rivets or bolts 5, while the central or outer end portion of said strip is of a rounded or looped form to provide a sliding bearing or guide for a vertical gas-pipe and burner-supporting section 6, which is adapted to slide through said keeper or loop formed in the outer end of said arm 4. The guide or supporting arm thus formed is also preferably connected with a clip secured on the chandelier-arm l and above the bracket-arm 4: through the medium of an inclined brace-bar 7.

One or more of the guide-arms 4 has secured to one of its outer faces the inner end of a spring friction-strip 8, the latter having a transverse bifurcated head or outer end 9, the intnrned arms of which are adapted to exert a spring and frictional bearing against the periphery of the pipe-section 6, this construction being shown more clearly in'Fig. 2 of the drawings.

The pipe-section 6, which in its lower portion is turned outward and upward in the manner indicated in Fig. 1, is adapted, as indicated, to support a suitable burner 10, to= gether with a globe or other desirable attach ments. The upper end of the pipe-sectionfi is, through the medium of a flexible gas-conducting hose 11, connected with one of the usual burners 12 of the desired one of the chandelier branch arms 2.

In utilizing my device for the purpose of lowering the light to a point more convenient and desirable for use it will be seen that the sliding pipe-section 6 may be pulled downward until at the desired elevation, and when not in use for reading, writing, or similar purposes the same may be readily pushed upward and out of the way. In this sliding movement it will be seen that the frictional contact of the spring-strip 8 with the surface of the pipe 6 will be sufiicient to hold said pipe-section at any desired height with relation to the chandelier. Although I have described herein specific means for guiding and supporting the pipe-section 6, it is obvious that other well-known or desirable means may be employed, if desired.

I am aware that Vertically-sliding burner= supports have been employed on portable standards-such, for instance, as what are known as student-lamps; but I do not claim such construction, the invention herein shown being particularly and solely adapted for the purpose of providing an ordinary depending gas-chandelier with an external adjustable burner-support, whereby burners such, for instance, as that known as the \Velsbach burnermay be supported in a convenient and desirable position for use.

It is obvious that the device herein shown and described may be readily and easily attached to any ordinary form of depending chandelier and that the means of attachment may be exceedingly simple and inexpensive.

Having now fully described my invention,

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what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters said brackets and a flexible tube connect-ion Patent, i's between said pipe-section and one of the IQ In a vertically-adjustable burner-supportbranch arms of the chandelier, substantially ing attachment for chandeliers, the combinaas specified.

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